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The Birth of Mountain Biking in Bend
Take a minute and think about riding off the summit of Mt. Bachelor on a heavy, steel bike equipped with weak brakes, over-inflated tires, a rigid fork and a single gear.
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Jackalope Escapes Stripmall: New location for an underdiscovered legend
Now in a more fitting downtown location on Lava Avenue, Jackalope Grill continues to earn its reputation for great service, an extensive but approachable wine list, and familiar Northwest cuisine prepared in unexpected ways.
It took years of rave reviews from friends before I finally discovered Jackalope Grill for myself. With a name like Jackalope, and a challenging Scandia Plaza strip mall location on Third Street, I was skeptical. But once inside, white linen tablecloths and a professional staff erased all apprehension. Even the name itself, I now find endearing.
Now in a more fitting downtown location on Lava Avenue, Jackalope Grill continues to earn its reputation for great service, an extensive but approachable wine list, and familiar Northwest cuisine prepared in unexpected ways. Until recently they’ve remained somewhat undiscovered, but I expect Jackalope Grill’s new location will put them on the radar of downtown diners.
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Little Bites: Ya’ll Gotta Try This New Food Cart: Yo Mamma’s Country Cookin is all that
Unlike most traditional southern staples, Yo Mamma’s fixin’s feature local ingredients and touch of Northwest flare.
Yo Mamma’s Country Cookin’ gets an enthusiastic two thumbs up from us.
We just had lunch here the other day and it these folks met all my suther’n expectations.
Co-owner Lisa Maraschiello, who hails from the hills of western North Carolina, clearly knows the ways of traditional Dixie dishes. Unlike most traditional southern staples, however, Yo Mamma’s fixin’s feature local ingredients and touch of Northwest flare.
Homemade biscuits and gravy seemed to be the signature dish so I ordered the “Old Timer,” which was a made-from-scratch buttermilk biscuit, house ground pork shoulder, sawmill gravy with a local fried egg on top—all for $6. The gravy was fatty and delicious, not all synthetic and Sysco-y. The egg on top really pulled the dish together. Did I mention it was only $6 AMERICAN DOLLARS! It was a lot of damn food for six bucks.
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Camp Catalyst Preps Women to Change the World: Musical priestesses, yoga and leadership workshops spark the fire
At the second annual Camp Catalyst retreat, held at the Caldera Arts Center, women and girls spend three days making art, practicing yoga and attending leadership workshops. The weekend is designed to spur a wave of change, at least in Cent
This weekend, while the rest of us are floating rivers and having barbeques, 100 women will gather together in the mountains 13 miles west of Sisters. Their goal: learn how to change the world.
At the second annual Camp Catalyst retreat, held at the Caldera Arts Center, women and girls spend three days making art, practicing yoga and attending leadership workshops. The weekend is designed to spur a wave of change, at least in Central Oregon.
“At Camp Catalyst we try to give women tools to figure what their sense of purpose is, what passion they may…be cultivating, and how to put it into service,” said Camp Catalyst Founder Amanda Stuermer, who runs Shine Global, the Bend nonprofit behind the retreat.
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Trees of God, Folly of Man: A Bend forester’s mission to rebuild Lebanon’s legendary cedars
Before Man the Destroyer—that invincible user of all Nature’s vast inventory—discovered what is today Lebanon, primal forests cloaked the highlands and plains, and throughout that magnificent forest were the Cedars of God.
Those who know their Bible know the Cedars of Lebanon, also called the Cedars of God. The trees appear everywhere from Numbers, to First Kings, to Job, to Psalms, to Isaiah and Ezekiel, and Amos to Zechariah—yet they have almost vanished from the Earth. Before Man the Destroyer—that invincible user of all Nature’s vast inventory—discovered what is today Lebanon, primal forests cloaked the highlands and plains, and throughout that magnificent forest were the Cedars of God.
Lebanon cedar became integral to various ancient civilizations that discovered its many uses. Canaanites used it for home construction; Phoenicians employed it for building commercial and military ships, as well as houses, palaces, and temples. Ancient Egyptians used its resin in mummification. Cedar sawdust has been found in the tombs of Egyptian Pharaohs. The Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh designates the cedar groves of Lebanon as the dwelling place of the gods.
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Home Distillers Duck the Law: Barriers to legal operations force booze makers to stay underground
There are now dozens of distillers in Bend, working on homemade systems, made of tanks, hoses and pipes attached with couplers from local hardware stores.
There is nothing amateur about James Wilson’s* distilling operation, which he runs out of his modest, comfortable home surrounded by a view-blocking 10-foot fence.
A hose runs through the doggie door in his living room, draining condensed water onto the grass.
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Paddle Trail Epic: Wickiup to Drake Pond Over A Long Weekend
What to expect on a three-day paddle outing.
Since coming into being, many sections of the Deschutes Paddle Trail have been run countless times. But has anyone or any group paddling the 61 plus miles from Wickiup Reservoir to Mirror Pond over three days?
To do so solo, a boater would have to have multi-craft skills, i.e. be equally as proficient in a touring kakayk or canoe and a whitewater kayak. That’s why undertaking this adventure as a relay team and doing it over three days makes sense. Here’s what to expect on a three-day outing.
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Back in Vogue: Knitting takes center stage at Imperial Ranch event and in yarn bombs around town
Knitting is taking over Bend with yarn bombing and Vogue Knitting.
According to Jeanne Carver, Imperial Stock Ranch is 90 miles and 100 years from Bend.
This working ranch is a National Historic District where over the past 141 years, owners have raised cattle, sheep, grain and hay using bio-diverse and sustainable ranching practices.
You may recognize the name from locally-sourced restaurant menus across Central Oregon such as Crave Restaurant in Redmond or Jackson's Corner in Bend, both of which carry their lamb meat. But it is their lambs' wool that has caught the attention of the premiere knitting magazine in America, Vogue Knitting.
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Rides of Spring: The High Desert's new, revamped and little explored mtb trails
Mrazek Trail offers ideal terrain for a perfect mountain biking session and excellent views along the way.
Because it was so mild during of the heart of winter, tireless local mountain bike trail builder Phil Meglasson was able to make substantial progress (along with help from his son Eric Meglasson and local pro riders Adam Craig and Carl Decker among others) on an additional quarter mile of whoops on the Mrazek Trail. This new section of whoops joins the existing whoops just past the of the start current section and runs up along the same old streambed.
To get to the start of the new whoops section, ride up Mrazek and about 25 yards past the corkscrew downhill, look off to the right. There you'll see the trail a few yards away to your right. It's marked with a new “double black diamond” sign.